Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:35600 Court No. - 11 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 4978 of 2025 Applicant :- Preeti Gupta Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Pawan Kumar Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Rajeev Singh,J. 1. Supplementary affidavit filed by the learned counsel for the applicant is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material available on record. 3. This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the applicant for quashing the entire proceedings of Crime No.471/2022, under Section 135 Indian Electricity Act (Amended), police station - Ante Power Theft, District - Sitapur, styled as State Vs Preeti Gupta as well as impugned summoning order dated 15.5.2025 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Court No. IV/ Special Judge E.C. Act, Sitapur as well as impugned charge sheet no.130/2025 dated 11.04.2025 as contained in Annexure no.1 and 2 to this petition. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant was a commercial consumer and thereafter she applied for domestic connection and she also deposited requisite fee and thereafter line was erected by the technical team of the power corporation on 16.05.2022. 5. After arguing the matter up to some length, learned counsel for the applicant submits that he does not want to press this application on merit and he confines his prayer only to the extent that applicant may be permitted to move discharge application through counsel and suitable directions may be issued for expeditious disposal of the same. 6. Learned A.G.A. has no objection in grant of aforesaid prayer. 7. In view of above, it is provided that applicant is permitted to move his discharge application through counsel within four weeks from today and in case any such application is being filed, same shall be heard and decided expeditiously after hearing the parties, in accordance with law, by means of a reasoned and speaking order. 8. Till the aforesaid period of four weeks and during pendency of discharge application, no coercive steps shall be taken against the applicant in the aforesaid case. 9. In case of failure on the part of applicant in moving the discharge application(s) within the aforesaid period, he will not be entitled to the benefit of this order. 10. With above directions, this application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 16.6.2025 mks Digitally signed by :- MANISH SAXENA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench